Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To hit with a club.
He clubbed the poor dog.
knüppeln
битьbitʹ, ударя́тьudarjátʹ
strike with a club or a bludgeon
To score a victory over by a large margin.
(intransitive)To join together to form a group.
zusammenlegen
(intransitive, transitive)To combine into a club-shaped mass.
a medical condition with clubbing of the fingers and toes
gather into a club-like mass
(intransitive)To go to nightclubs.
We went clubbing in Ibiza.
When I was younger, I used to go clubbing almost every night.
(intransitive)To pay an equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense.
(transitive)To raise, or defray, by a proportional assessment.
to club the expense
To drift in a current with an anchor out.
To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.
(transitive)To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a common end.
to club exertions
unite with a common purpose
(transitive)To turn the breech of (a musket) uppermost, so as to use it as a club.
Examples
1065 sentencesThere are 50 members in the club.
В клубі 50 членів. — ascolto
ruВ клубе пятьдесят членов. — odexed
deDer Club hat fünfzig Mitglieder. — Zaghawa
I don't belong to any club.
Я не належу до жодного клубу. — Anjy
ruЯ не принадлежу ни к какому клубу. — Lili691
deIch gehöre zu keinem Club. — pne
What time does the club open?
О котрій годині відчняється клуб? — deniko
ruВо сколько открывается клуб? — sharptoothed
deUm wie viel Uhr öffnet der Club? — al_ex_an_der
She belongs to the tennis club.
Вона член тенісного клубу. — ascolto
ruОна состоит в теннисном клубе. — marafon
I meet him at the club.
Я зустріну його в клубі. — ascolto
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, klumba (“cudgel”), from ProtoInherited from Middle English clubbe, from Old Norse klubba, klumba (“cudgel”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“clip, clasp; clump, lump; log, block”). Cognate with English clump, cloud, Latin globus, glomus; and perhaps related to Middle Low German kolve (“bulb”), German Kolben (“butt, bulb, club”).
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Forms
clubs, clubbing, clubbed, clubbedSynonyms
1 synonyms- strike with a club or a bludgeon:bludgeon
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- join our club
- of our club
- golf club
- at the club
- a golf club
- of the club
- join your club
- tennis club
- join the club
- the tennis club
- the golf club
- of this club